Crusader Jessica Chastain speaks out for women in new role
LONG before the #MeToo movement had begun in Hollywood, Jessica Chastain had become a spokeswoman for women in film.
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LONG before the #MeToo movement had begun in Hollywood, Jessica Chastainhad become a spokeswoman for women in film.
Now the Golden Globe-winning actress is bringing her poker face to Sydney to no doubt continue the conversation.
The 40-year-old will visit Australia at the end of January to promote her new film, Molly’s Game, based on the true story of world-class skier turned Hollywood poker princess Molly Bloom.
It’s a story that centres on a smart, talented young woman who gambled everything, won big, then lost it all.
The kind of role Chastain was championing more of when she spoke at the Cannes film festival last year, campaigning for “female storytellers” that “are proactive, have their own agency, don’t just react to men around them. They have their own point of view”.
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Molly’s Game marks the directorial debut of Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin from The Social Network and The West Wing and also stars Idris Elba, Kevin Costner and Michael Cera.
Chastain will be in town a week after Margot Robbie hits the publicity trail in Sydney to promote her latest film I, Tonya.
Both women know that just weeks after the Golden Globes and weeks before the Oscars, their perspective on the #TimesUp and #MeToo movements that have dominated Hollywood in recent times will be front and centre.
“When I first started in the industry in 2011, I was afraid to speak at all. I was afraid to say anything,” Chastain told The Guardian last month.
“You can be quiet and make everyone happy and that’s fine, and hopefully everyone will come see your films and you’re not going to offend anyone. But then, are you moving the needle in any direction?
“What’s the point of being alive, in some sense? You’re just kind of sleepwalking through your life. I’m sure I have (seen consequences), but my career is doing OK.”
Originally published as Crusader Jessica Chastain speaks out for women in new role
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